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Wingpanel Network Indicator
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Disable WiFi when connecting to Ethernet #15

Open elementaryBot opened 7 years ago

elementaryBot commented 7 years ago

By default, it makes sense to me to disable (switch off) wireless connections when connecting to a wired connection. This should be user-reversible, i.e. I can re-enable WiFi if I want. But I feel like in the vast majority of cases, once I've plugged into a wired connection, I want to switch to it instead of wireless.

Launchpad Details: #LP1585732 Cassidy James Blaede - 2016-05-25 17:46:00 +0000

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elementaryBot commented 7 years ago

I would say only if we can confirm that we have a full internet connection from the wired connection. For example if it was just some kind of LAN or Intranet I might still want the wireless connection to get on the Internet. But yeah otherwise this would probably be a good power saving move

Launchpad Details: #LPC Daniel Fore - 2016-05-25 18:00:16 +0000

elementaryBot commented 7 years ago

...and re-enable when disconnecting from Ethernet?

Launchpad Details: #LPC Cassidy James Blaede - 2016-05-25 18:05:33 +0000

elementaryBot commented 7 years ago

I agree with Dan, confirming a full connection (like how capnet-assist does it) would be ideal before switching wireless off.

Launchpad Details: #LPC Cassidy James Blaede - 2016-05-25 18:06:38 +0000

skewty commented 5 years ago

This needs to be an option. We have two isolated networks here and both have Internet access. Each network provides different resources. The only shared resource being the Internet. Perhaps make this a boolean option at the SSID level?